The QuinnTessential Experience has helped me to calmly and objectively listen to myself and has improved my ability to recognize helpful thoughts and to quickly weed out habits or programmes that are no longer useful to me.
 David Farrell, Accountant (Breakthrough Graduate)

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Facilitators
 

Bobby Fielding

James Thurston

 Kelly Burnett

About our founder, James Holden Quinn

  James Thurston has been facilitating workshops and introductory seminars for the Personal Growth Centre since 2003. A dynamic and versatile presenter, James is also a corporate First Aid and CPR trainer. In addition to sharing his gifts as a trainer/facilitator, James also works as a community based rights adviser for the Psychiatric Patient Advocate Office (PPAO).

A member of Toastmasters since September 2005, James has won several awards for impromptu speaking and has participated in club and area competitions. James is the current President of his Toastmasters club. With a gift and flare for poetry, James is compiling a book of his own verse for future publication.
     

  Bobby Fielding has been facilitating experiential trainings with the Personal Growth Centre since 2000 and has presented workshops with The Learning Annex, Nexeus Exchange, Canadian Institute of Management - Hamilton Branch, and the Centre for Conscious Living. He is an active member of Toastmasters International and an Advanced Toastmaster club member. During his career at IBM since 1985, he has had opportunity to present at various trade shows and technical conference meetings. He is currently a database language architect, author of a number of technical papers and technical owner of two key reference manuals. Bobby plays guitar, sings, composes and has directed 4-part harmony choirs since 1987. Communication and continued improvement are key to Bobby's success.
     

  Kelly Burnett is the facilitator for the children's programme, Rainbow Connection.

Kelly Burnett is the President of Calyx Consulting and Senior Instructor. She is the author of the Calyx communication workshops and has trained business people to improve their presentation and communication skills since 1988.

Kelly is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music, London, England, a certified NLP Practitioner and a graduate of International NLP Trainers Training. She is also an experienced actress, director and playwright.

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